GammaGlobulin Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 Every year, about this time, one of the noisiest of birds arrives in Chiang Mai. This bird begins its calls about this time, or around 6:06AM. What does this bird actually look like? The reason I ask is that I have never actually SEEN this bird. I only HEAR this bird, making crazy calls every morning, from about now and for the next several weeks. This must be a migratory bird, since it does not stay long here where I live. When I first heard this bird, I thought it a bit annoying. And then, I began to think of it as being somewhat exotic. Now, I often ignore it, except, since I have never seen it, I just wonder.... What does it actually look like? And, do you love this bird, or hate it? And, have you ever photographed this bird? If you have a few photos of this bird, then would you please post them here? My thanks to you. Best regards, Gamma 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ezzra Posted February 10 Popular Post Share Posted February 10 The eastern Koel, black little frucker who start 4 am until late at nite, a pest and a nuisance of a creature who laid its eggs in other birds nest and keep on screeching all day long... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GammaGlobulin Posted February 10 Author Share Posted February 10 (edited) 12 minutes ago, ezzra said: The eastern Koel, black little frucker who start 4 am until late at nite, a pest and a nuisance of a creature who laid its eggs in other birds nest and keep on screeching all day long... You NAILED it....(maybe)... It often starts singing at about 4 am, as you say. But, I have never actually seen it. Also, I have come to rather enjoy it. Just part of my love for the Thailand experience, I guess. The noise of the rooster is an abomination. The noise of the eastern Koel, (just taking your word for what it might be)...in no way....bothers me... Also, how do you know if it might not be a Western Koel, instead of an Eastern Koel? Also, any photos? Edited February 10 by GammaGlobulin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KhunLA Posted February 11 Popular Post Share Posted February 11 (edited) Asian Koel Photo credit: Me again Edited February 11 by KhunLA 1 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post GammaGlobulin Posted February 11 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 11 5 minutes ago, KhunLA said: Asian Koel Photo credit: Me again You have taken some beautiful bird photos. STUNNING. Where did you learn how to do this? Up on the eves on the Main Line? 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KhunLA Posted February 11 Popular Post Share Posted February 11 1 minute ago, GammaGlobulin said: You have taken some beautiful bird photos. STUNNING....Where did you learn how to do this?...Up on the eves on the Main Line? Always had a camera with me, as long as I can remember. Dec 2018, bought one of them fancy interchangeable lens cameras. Then picked up a fancy lens for wildlife. Actually warmed up to rather easy, once understanding the basic of operation & manual settings. One could even set to automatic, and let the camera do all the thinking. May miss of few snaps, or get a few more, depending on the situation. 3 4 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post flyingtlger Posted February 11 Popular Post Share Posted February 11 Noisiest bird, newly arrived in CM: What is it? My ex...... 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GammaGlobulin Posted February 11 Author Share Posted February 11 15 minutes ago, KhunLA said: Always had a camera with me, as long as I can remember. Dec 2018, bought one of them fancy interchangeable lens cameras. Then picked up a fancy lens for wildlife. Actually warmed up to rather easy, once understanding the basic of operation & manual settings. One could even set to automatic, and let the camera do all the thinking. May miss of few snaps, or get a few more, depending on the situation. Nice. (And, that's all I have to say.) 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GammaGlobulin Posted February 11 Author Share Posted February 11 33 minutes ago, KhunLA said: Always had a camera with me, as long as I can remember. Dec 2018, bought one of them fancy interchangeable lens cameras. Then picked up a fancy lens for wildlife. Actually warmed up to rather easy, once understanding the basic of operation & manual settings. One could even set to automatic, and let the camera do all the thinking. May miss of few snaps, or get a few more, depending on the situation. Nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
save the frogs Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 50 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said: You have taken some beautiful bird photos. STUNNING. Where did you learn how to do this? Up on the eves on the Main Line? Why don't you get some binoculars and do some bird watching? And a superzoom camera? And have some fun. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GammaGlobulin Posted February 11 Author Share Posted February 11 11 minutes ago, save the frogs said: Why don't you get some binoculars and do some bird watching? And a superzoom camera? And have some fun. Your best idea, yet. I should. But, I doubt that I will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Henryford Posted February 11 Popular Post Share Posted February 11 I see some lovely birds from my balcony, yes i think the black one is noisy one. My favourites are the drongos with the long tail. 1 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
save the frogs Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 16 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said: Your best idea, yet. I should. But, I doubt that I will. What you need is a "birding pal" http://www.birdingpal.org/Thailand.htm Please note that most Birdingpals are serious birdwatchers. It is a privilege to contact them, and your message should reflect it. A local Pal does not get paid, but should he/she offer to take you out birding, using their own vehicle, it would be courteous to pay for the fuel. A lunch and/or a small gift would also be appropriate, something as simple as a souvenir of your country, or a pin from your local birding club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a3tsw Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 Kookaburra sits on the old gum tree, Merry merry king of the bush is he. Laugh, Kookaburra, laugh, Kookaburra, Gay your life must be! Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree Eating all the gumdrops he can see Stop, Kookaburra, Stop, Kookaburra Leave some there for me. Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree, Counting all the monkeys he can see Stop, Kookaburra, Stop, Kookaburra, That's no monkey, that's me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GammaGlobulin Posted February 11 Author Share Posted February 11 29 minutes ago, save the frogs said: What you need is a "birding pal" http://www.birdingpal.org/Thailand.htm Please note that most Birdingpals are serious birdwatchers. It is a privilege to contact them, and your message should reflect it. A local Pal does not get paid, but should he/she offer to take you out birding, using their own vehicle, it would be courteous to pay for the fuel. A lunch and/or a small gift would also be appropriate, something as simple as a souvenir of your country, or a pin from your local birding club. No worries. I am a serious person. But...I have never been a serous "pal". The term, "pal" is just not serious enough for me. I would prefer the term...."budding ornithologist", or similar. Still....a very good suggestion. I would seriously consider this. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
save the frogs Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 5 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said: No worries. I am a serious person. But...I have never been a serous "pal". The term, "pal" is just not serious enough for me. I would prefer the term...."budding ornithologist", or similar. Still....a very good suggestion. I would seriously consider this. Thank you. I admit that all of my posts on your threads have been troll posts. So I am glad to hear that I can make a real suggestion that you might act upon in the real world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GammaGlobulin Posted February 11 Author Share Posted February 11 2 minutes ago, save the frogs said: I admit that all of my posts on your threads have been troll posts. So I am glad to hear that I can make a real suggestion that you might act upon in the real world. Yours was a dynamite suggestion.... Both for me...and.... Anyone interested in birds. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunLA Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 51 minutes ago, Henryford said: I see some lovely birds from my balcony, yes i think the black one is noisy one. My favourites are the drongos with the long tail. Don't get many Ratchet tailed Drongo, and a bit skittish when they are: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GammaGlobulin Posted February 11 Author Share Posted February 11 34 minutes ago, KhunLA said: Don't get many Ratchet tailed Drongo, and a bit skittish when they are: How do they get enough lift with all that hanging off the back of them? I have often wondered about this, aerodynamically speaking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Lacessit Posted February 11 Popular Post Share Posted February 11 2 hours ago, KhunLA said: Always had a camera with me, as long as I can remember. Dec 2018, bought one of them fancy interchangeable lens cameras. Then picked up a fancy lens for wildlife. Actually warmed up to rather easy, once understanding the basic of operation & manual settings. One could even set to automatic, and let the camera do all the thinking. May miss of few snaps, or get a few more, depending on the situation. That is one serious piece of equipment. Thanks for the photo, I'll be able to identify you after your EV runs me down. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacessit Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 4 hours ago, GammaGlobulin said: Every year, about this time, one of the noisiest of birds arrives in Chiang Mai. This bird begins its calls about this time, or around 6:06AM. What does this bird actually look like? The reason I ask is that I have never actually SEEN this bird. I only HEAR this bird, making crazy calls every morning, from about now and for the next several weeks. This must be a migratory bird, since it does not stay long here where I live. When I first heard this bird, I thought it a bit annoying. And then, I began to think of it as being somewhat exotic. Now, I often ignore it, except, since I have never seen it, I just wonder.... What does it actually look like? And, do you love this bird, or hate it? And, have you ever photographed this bird? If you have a few photos of this bird, then would you please post them here? My thanks to you. Best regards, Gamma How do you expect people to identify a bird if you don't post an audio recording of its call? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernRyland Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 Is this the bird that makes the "ping ping ping" sound like a radar? I noticed that started recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GammaGlobulin Posted February 11 Author Share Posted February 11 38 minutes ago, Lacessit said: How do you expect people to identify a bird if you don't post an audio recording of its call? You are correct. I was remiss in not posting the audio. But, in fact, some here know this bird well, just by my description of the time of day, and its noisiness. Next time I have my Note4 handy, I will record this bird, and post the audio. This will be my pleasure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunLA Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 7 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said: You are correct. I was remiss in not posting the audio. But, in fact, some here know this bird well, just by my description of the time of day, and its noisiness. Next time I have my Note4 handy, I will record this bird, and post the audio. This will be my pleasure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunLA Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 1 hour ago, GammaGlobulin said: How do they get enough lift with all that hanging off the back of them? I have often wondered about this, aerodynamically speaking. Considering they're feather lite I'm amazed at some of the birds plucking fish out of the water, and how the get back in the air. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GammaGlobulin Posted February 11 Author Share Posted February 11 (edited) 8 minutes ago, KhunLA said: Considering they're feather lite I'm amazed at some of the birds plucking fish out of the water, and how the get back in the air. Probably nothing more than an example of GROUND EFFECT. This depends on the wingspan and the distance from ground to wing. Edited February 11 by GammaGlobulin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
potless Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 36 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said: You are correct. I was remiss in not posting the audio. But, in fact, some here know this bird well, just by my description of the time of day, and its noisiness. Next time I have my Note4 handy, I will record this bird, and post the audio. This will be my pleasure. On Youtube, I put "annoying bird Thailand" into the search box. Second video down, "Asian Koel-Noisiest Most Annoying Bird-Thailand". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GammaGlobulin Posted February 11 Author Share Posted February 11 15 minutes ago, potless said: On Youtube, I put "annoying bird Thailand" into the search box. Second video down, "Asian Koel-Noisiest Most Annoying Bird-Thailand". Does YouTube have a video of "quietest lovable bird of Thailand"? And, what about the Bird of Paradise? Have you seen one, lately? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacessit Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 Having listened to the bird in the video kindly posted by KhunLa, I don't find it annoying at all. Annoying is when my neighbor in the village has his stereo at maximum, and is playing Thai songs which sound like cats being tortured. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GammaGlobulin Posted February 11 Author Share Posted February 11 2 minutes ago, Lacessit said: Having listened to the bird in the video kindly posted by KhunLa, I don't find it annoying at all. Annoying is when my neighbor in the village has his stereo at maximum, and is playing Thai songs which sound like cats being tortured. Well, anyway, the bird in the video posted by KhunLa is not the bird that I was referring to. The bird I referred to in the Topic is MUCH more noisy, and MUCH louder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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